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Millions more in cash needed to fund UK’s open-banking watchdog

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Exclusive: £10m needed for regulator charged with developing tools to thwart financial crime and protect consumers Banks are under pressure to stump up millions of pounds in interim funding for the organisation that polices open banking, with regulators saying the new money is needed to prevent financial crime and …

How an infamous ransomware gang found itself hacked – podcast

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LockBit was a sophisticated criminal operation, offering the tools needed to steal a company’s data and hold it to ransom. Then it was itself hacked. Alex Hern reports A ransomware site on the dark web has allowed criminals to extort hospitals, businesses and schools for years. By encrypting …

Russia-based LockBit ransomware hackers attempt comeback

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Gang sets up new site on dark web and releases rambling statement explaining how it was infiltrated by law enforcement agencies The LockBit ransomware gang is attempting a comeback days after its operations were severely disrupted by a coordinated international crackdown. The Russia-based group has set up a new …

A penny per email could curb our enormous data use | Letters

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Mike McClelland proposes a 1p charge for messages in response to an article on the downside of Ireland’s datacentre boom. Plus a letter from Sue Stephenson The long read ( Power grab: the hidden costs of Ireland’s datacentre boom, 15 February ) highlights the enormous cost in terms of …

Seized ransomware network LockBit rewired to expose hackers to world

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Four arrested and LockBit victims will get help to recover data after joint operation in UK, US and Europe The entire “command and control” apparatus for the ransomware group LockBit is now in possession of law enforcement, the UK’s National Crime Agency has revealed, after it emerged that …

Prolific cybercrime gang disrupted by joint UK, US and EU operation

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LockBit’s website under control of security agencies from both sides of Atlantic, according to post LockBit, a notorious cybercrime gang that holds its victims’ data to ransom, has been disrupted in a rare international law enforcement operation by Britain’s National Crime Agency, the FBI, Europol and a …

Hackers got nearly 7 million people’s data from 23andMe. The firm blamed users in ‘very dumb’ move

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The company pointed at people who ‘failed to update their passwords’ as sensitive data was offered for sale on forums Three years ago, a man in Florida named JL decided, on a whim, to send a tube of his spit to the genetic testing site 23andMe in exchange for …

Ex-Post Office boss ‘gave Fujitsu bonus contract despite warnings’

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Exclusive: Whistleblowers say Paula Vennells agreed to move archive, which risked destroying data that could clear operators The former Post Office boss Paula Vennells gave Fujitsu a bonus contract in 2013 to take over an archive of branch data, despite warnings such a move would destroy evidence that might …

Man arrested in Malta in global operation to shut down cybercrime network targeting Australians

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Federal police warn they will track down alleged criminals using Warzone trojan software Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast A man has been arrested as part of an international operation to shut down …

A shadowy hacker group brought the British Library to its knees. Is there any way to stop them? | Lamorna Ash

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The future of cybercrime resembles an arms race between an industry of hackers-for-hire and the UK’s weak defences It is not quite accurate to say that the cyber-attack against the British Library took place on 28 October 2023. Most probably, Rhysida, the hacker gang that orchestrated the attack …

Dozens in Jordan targeted by authorities using NSO spyware, report finds

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Findings suggest Jordan is relying on cyberweapon to quash dissent and its use is ‘staggeringly widespread’ About three dozen journalists, lawyers and human rights workers in Jordan have been targeted by authorities using powerful spyware made by Israel’s NSO Group amid a broad crackdown on press freedoms and …

Football Australia data leak exposes players’ contracts, fans’ personal details

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Australian players, fans and FA customers potentially affected FA contacts the Information Commissioner over the breach Passports, player contracts and more have been available online for almost two years due to a Football Australia (FA) data breach which cyber security researchers say includes information on every Australian fan and …

Digital afterlife – how to deal with social media accounts when someone dies

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Deciding what to do with a dead friend or relative’s online presence is complicated and time-consuming but there are shortcuts Find more essential summer reading Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Gavin Blomeley was lucky his mother was incredibly organised before …

Slash your overdraft costs and get ‘free’ cash: how to get your bank and savings into shape

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Switch to a better current account, revive your Isa and pick a savings best buy to make the most of your money Authorised overdraft costs can vary dramatically. Many banks have overdraft calculators on their websites, so log on and compare what your bank charges versus what you would …

‘Unsettling’: hackers break into Victorian court recordings database

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Court Service Victoria says it will notify those captured on recordings of hearings of the breach Victoria’s court system has been hit by a cyber-attack, with hackers accessing several weeks of recorded hearings. Court Services Victoria (CSV) was first made aware of the attack on 21 December but …

Hackers break into Victorian court recordings database

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Court Service Victoria says it will notify those captured on recordings of hearings of the breach Victoria’s court system has been hit by a cyber-attack, with hackers accessing several weeks of recorded hearings. Court Services Victoria (CSV) was first made aware of the attack on 21 December but …

Hackers steal customer data from Europe’s largest parking app operator

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Owner of RingGo and ParkMobile says data including parts of credit card numbers taken in cyber-attack Europe’s largest parking app operator has reported itself to information regulators in the EU and UK after hackers stole customer data. EasyPark Group, the owner of brands including RingGo and ParkMobile, said …

St Vincent’s Health Australia says data stolen in cyber-attack

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Hospital and aged care operator says cyber-attack was first detected on Tuesday and is investigating what data has been accessed Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates St Vincent’s – Australia’s largest not-for-profit health and aged care provider – has confirmed it has fallen victim to a …

Greens accuse Labor and Coalition of ‘race to the bottom’ over migration bill – as it happened

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This blog is now closed. Third freed immigration detainee arrested after he allegedly breached bail conditions RBA interest rates: Australian mortgage holders spared pre-Christmas rise from Reserve Bank Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Marles says Australians should express views on Israel-Hamas …

Australia news live: Commonwealth Games consultants say limitations imposed on business case research; monarchists ‘thrilled’ by news of King’s visit

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Meanwhile, ahead of the Reserve Bank’s decision on Tuesday afternoon, most economists expect the cash rate to stay steady at 4.35%. Follow the day’s news live Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Marles says Australians should express views on …

Rhysida, the new ransomware gang behind British Library cyber-attack

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Gang thought to be from Russia or CIS has attacked companies and institutions in several countries A new name was added to the cyber-rogues’ gallery of ransomware gangs this week after a criminal group called Rhysida claimed responsibility for an attack on the British Library. The library confirmed that …

Personal data stolen in British Library cyber-attack appears for sale online

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Ransomware group Rhysida claims responsibility for hack and has posted images from library’s HR files The British Library has confirmed that personal data stolen in a cyber-attack has appeared online, apparently for sale to the highest bidder. The attack was carried out in October by a group known …

Teal MPs condemn opposition leader – as it happened

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This blog is now closed. Peter Dutton accused of ‘weaponising antisemitism’ during fiery debate in parliament Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast And here is the standard of some of the “debate” among senior parliamentarians. Meanwhile, Australia’s sense of social cohesion …

Australia politics live: Dutton says Albanese should skip Apec trip and legislate to return released detainees to detention

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Home affairs minister says government ‘managing the mandatory decision of the high court in the interests of the Australian people within the law’. Follow the day’s news live Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast And here is the standard of some …

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